Paramount and Marvel's THOR kicked off the summer movie season, hammering out $66 million in first place. The superhero tale has vfx from BUF, CEG Media, Digital Domain, Fuel VFX, Hirota Paint Industries (HPI), Legacy Effects, Luma Pictures, The Base Studio, The Third Floor and Whiskytree. Though it easily beat out its competition, the first tentpole of the summer earned less than FAST FIVE's $86.2 million opening last weekend.

Speaking of FAST FIVE, the car porn flick finished second, adding $32.5 to its $139.9 million cume. The impressive franchise installment has vfx from BlueBolt, Factory VFX, Method Studios, Moving Picture Company (MPC), Pixomondo, Proof and With A Twist Studio.

TriStar's JUMPING THE BROOM romanced third in its opening weekend. The wedding-themed romcom earned $13.7 million.

Another romcom premiered in fourth. Warner Bros.' SOMETHING BORROWED took in $13.2 million.

Fox and Blue Sky's RIO slipped to fifth with $8.2 million. The Rio-themed animated romance has a cume of $114.9 million.

Fox's WATER FOR ELEPHANTS stomped into sixth, bringing in another $5.6 million. The circus romance has box office receipts totaling $41.6 million.

Lionsgate's TYLER PERRY'S MADEA'S BIG HAPPY FAMILY wound up in seventh with $3.9 million, lifting its cume to $46.8 million.